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2023-12-24 Science & Technology
Everything standing in the way of nationwide adoption of electric vehicles
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Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-24 05:31|| || Front Page|| [30 views ]  Top

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I wonder if the knowledge that the EV battery replacement cost usually exceeds the car value after 5 years and minor accidents cause more fires in EV's than gas vehicles.

Plus when the COMPLETE lifecycle of a EV battery, from finding and digging out the rare earth materials, all the steps and energy used to getting where it is made and then installed in a vehicle, then remove it to recycle it, the environment impact seems far greater for EV's.
Posted by NN2N1 2023-12-24 06:44||   2023-12-24 06:44|| Front Page Top

#2 When an EV with a dead battery has essentially zero resale value, someone will buy it for almost nothing.

What they do with it will shape the global car industry for decades to come.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-24 06:49||   2023-12-24 06:49|| Front Page Top

#3 So, Sony's mistake was not bribing enough politicians and bureaucrats to make Beta a government dictated standard.
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-12-24 07:52||   2023-12-24 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Going home for Christmas?

Why EV drivers SHOULD have range anxiety: Half of electric cars fall short on their official range by as much as 50 miles - here are the vehicles with the best and worst
Posted by Skidmark 2023-12-24 08:24||   2023-12-24 08:24|| Front Page Top

#5 GM, Stellantis and Toyota all backing out of EV bets shows that even with gummint market distortions reality wins out.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-24 08:27||   2023-12-24 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 In the $7.5B program to install charging stations, there has been exactly -one- unit placed.
It's at a Love's truck stop in Ohio.
Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-24 08:48||   2023-12-24 08:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Any rational business person would have their spidey sense triggered just by the fact that the Biden Administration is all in on EVs. This presidency is one of the most clear examples of total organizational failure that the world has ever seen. The O’Bidens fail at everything in truly spectacular fashion. For them, it’s go big or go home. George Custer would have made better strategic and tactical decisions. I say this from the perspective of a lifelong fan of Cleveland sports teams. I am a connoisseur of underperformance. I can describe the hints and notes of ineptitude. The Biden Administration has hired Wile E. Coyote as a grand strategist.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-12-24 09:07||   2023-12-24 09:07|| Front Page Top

#8 "Everything standing in the way of nationwide adoption of electric vehicles"

... and common sense. Don't forget common sense...
Posted by Mercutio 2023-12-24 09:09||   2023-12-24 09:09|| Front Page Top

#9 MSM is foaming at the mouth here about local gummints rejecting fed $ for charging stations. Nowhere do they mention that the fed $ pay for the installation and then local taxpayers are on the hook for everything after that.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-24 09:18||   2023-12-24 09:18|| Front Page Top

#10 The Biden Administration has hired Wile E. Coyote as a grand strategist.

How Hillary Clinton has emerged as key champion of Biden's 2024 campaign


Posted by Skidmark 2023-12-24 11:26||   2023-12-24 11:26|| Front Page Top

#11 When an EV with a dead battery has essentially zero resale value, someone will buy it for almost nothing.

What they do with it will shape the global car industry for decades to come.

Remove existing/dead battery pack, install a nice gas powered generator and maybe four or so lead acid batteries f9or "emergency thrust".

I saw a picture somewhere where a Nissan Leaf owner had attached a trailer to his Leaf with a generator mounted on it to extend his range..
Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2023-12-24 12:35||   2023-12-24 12:35|| Front Page Top

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Posted by badanov 2023-12-24 20:00||   2023-12-24 20:00|| Front Page Top

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